1 Corinthians 1:19
New Testament • 8 words with Strong's data
"For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent."
Word-by-Word Analysis
כָּתַב
kâthab
to grave, by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe)
שָׁחַת
shâchath
to decay, i.e. (causatively) ruin (literally or figuratively)
חָכָם
châkâm
wise, (i.e. intelligent, skilful or artful)
בּוֹא
bôwʼ
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
דָּבָר
dâbâr
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
תָּבוּן
tâbûwn
intelligence; by implication, an argument; by extension, caprice
עָרוּם
ʻârûwm
cunning (usually in a bad sense)
Key Terms in This Verse
תָּבוּן tâbûwn
intelligence; by implication, an argument; by extension, caprice
Study H8394 →דָּבָר dâbâr
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
Study H1697 →שָׁחַת shâchath
to decay, i.e. (causatively) ruin (literally or figuratively)
Study H7843 →כָּתַב kâthab
to grave, by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe)
Study H3789 →Cross References
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